Job Summary:

JOB DESCRIPTION – Finance Administrator III

Location: Beverly Hills, CA

Division: Ticketmaster NA - Settlements

Line Manager: Sr Director, Contract Management

Contract Terms: Permanent, Full Time

THE TEAM

As part of the Ticketmaster Contract Management team, the Ticketmaster North America Settlement team is a diverse group of professionals who serve as the trusted source of payment and required reporting for Ticketmaster’s client.  Our team delivers accurate, reliable, and timely revenue share calculations for Ticketmaster client contracts located in the United States and Canada.  Our team is also dedicated to providing excellent support to all stakeholders, both internal and external, and we are committed to meeting the challenges that come with the evolving business, regulatory and compliance landscape in which we operate.

THE JOB

Ticketmaster is seeking a highly motivated and detail-oriented Finance Administrator to provide dedicated analytical support in our North America Settlements team. In this role, the finance administrator will take ownership of key finance-related tasks, delivering both high-level insights and in-depth analysis to support manual settlement, journal entries, as well as ticket sales data reconciliation.  The ideal candidate thrives in a fast-paced environment, demonstrates strong organizational analytical skills, attention to detail, and communicates effectively across departments.  Familiarity with settlement processes related to ticket sales, event reconciliations, and financial systems is highly preferred

WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING

Prepare and post manual journal entries for various related settlement adjustments or fixed cash payments (volume incentives, signing bonus, sponsorship and advertising allowances)

Perform a variety of financial analysis, including investigating royalty variances, summarizing data and distributing findings to relevant teams

Assist with the month-end close process, including posting accruals for contracts with prior period adjustments, unsigned contracts, or any other accruals needed to capture future adjustments

Process manual client settlements and ensure alignment with contract terms and payment schedules for TM managed box offices

Maintain and update advanced rebate recoupable schedules and timely reporting, with weekly distribution to Finance Directors

Provide analysis and reporting requests using BI Tools

Contribute to ongoing finance and settlement activities

Maintain chargeback reports and process client deductions

Provide ad hoc support and reporting as required by Finance leadership

Standard work hours: Monday through Friday, 9:00am to 6:00pm

Month-end, holiday shifts may be required, including evenings and weekends

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW (or TECHNICAL SKILLS)

Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, related field is required

4+ years of professional finance experience in a comparable role required

Experience with accessing, compiling, and analyzing large volumes of transactional data into actionable information required

Experience in live events, ticketing, or entertainment industry finance

Proficiency in Power point, Microsoft Excel (formulas, pivot tables, modeling, etc)

Working knowledge of SAP, Oracle, or other major ERP systems

Familiarity with BI/reporting such as Domo, BOBJ, and other office tools

YOU (BEHAVIORAL SKILLS)

Excellent in time management – proactive, organized, and adaptable in a fast-changing, deadline-driven environment

Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Highly analytical and detail-oriented; strong problem-solving ability  

Ability to work flexible hours across multiple time zones and countries and adjust workflow as needed

Effective communication skills with the ability to present complex data clearly

BENEFITS & PERKS

Through our ‘Taking Care of Our Own’ program, we provide benefits across six key pillars:

HEALTH: Medical, vision, dental and mental health benefits for you and your family, with access to a health care concierge, and Flexible or Health Savings Accounts (FSA or HSA)

YOURSELF: Free concert tickets, generous paid time off including paid holidays, sick time, and personal days

WEALTH: 401(k) program with company match, stock reimbursement program

FAMILY: New parent programs including caregiver leave, plus fertility, adoption, foster, or surrogacy support

CAREER: Career and skill development programs with School of Live, tuition reimbursement, and student loan repayment

OTHERS: Volunteer time off, crowdfunding match

LIFE AT TICKETMASTER

We are proud to be a part of Live Nation Entertainment, the world’s largest live entertainment company.

Our mission at Ticketmaster is to connect people around the world to the live events they love. Ticketmaster is the world’s largest ticket marketplace and the global market leader in live event ticketing products and services. Through official partnerships with thousands of venues, artists, sports teams, festivals, performing arts centers and theaters, Ticketmaster processes 550 million tickets per year across 35+ different countries.

We do it all with an intense passion for Live and an inspiring and diverse culture driven by accessible leaders, attentive managers, and enthusiastic teams. If you’re passionate about live entertainment like we are, and you want to work at a company dedicated to helping millions of fans experience it, we want to hear from you.

Our work is guided by our values:

Reliability - Fans and clients count on us to power their live event experiences and we rely on each other to make it happen.

Teamwork – While we celebrate individual achievements, we know have more success as a team.

Integrity - We are committed to the highest moral and ethical standards on behalf of the countless partners and stakeholders we represent.

Belonging - We are committed to building a culture in which all people can be their authentic selves, have an equal voice and opportunities to thrive.

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

We aspire to build teams that reflect and support the fans and artists we serve. Every day we aim to promote environments where everyone can be themselves, contribute fully, and thrive within our company and at our events. As a growing business we will encourage you to develop your professional and personal aspirations, enjoy new experiences, and learn from the talented people you will be working with. 

Ticketmaster strongly supports equal employment opportunity for all applicants regardless of age (40 and over), ancestry, color, religious creed (including religious dress and grooming practices), family and medical care leave or the denial of family and medical care leave, mental or physical disability (including HIV and AIDS), marital status, domestic partner status, medical condition (including cancer and genetic characteristics), genetic information, military and veteran status, political affiliation, national origin (including language use restrictions), citizenship, race, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding and medical conditions related to pregnancy, childbirth or breastfeeding), gender, gender identity, and gender expression, sexual orientation, intersectionality, or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state or local law, rule, ordinance or regulation. 

We will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of the Los Angeles Fair Chance Ordinance, San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance and the California Fair Chance Act and consistent with other similar and / or applicable laws in other areas.

We also afford equal employment opportunities to qualified individuals with a disability. For this reason, Ticketmaster will make reasonable accommodations for the known physical or mental limitations of an otherwise qualified individual with a disability who is an applicant consistent with its legal obligations to do so, including reasonable accommodations related to pregnancy in accordance with applicable local, state and / or federal law. As part of its commitment to make reasonable accommodations, Ticketmaster also wishes to participate in a timely, good faith, interactive process with a disabled applicant to determine effective reasonable accommodations, if any, which can be made in response to a request for accommodations. Applicants are invited to identify reasonable accommodations that can be made to assist them to perform the essential functions of the position they seek. Any applicant who requires an accommodation in order to perform the essential functions of the job should contact a Human Resources Representative to request the opportunity to participate in a timely interactive process.  Ticketmaster will also provide reasonable religious accommodations on a case-by-case basis.

HIRING PRACTICES
The preceding job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job.

Ticketmaster recruitment policies are designed to place the most highly qualified persons available in a timely and efficient manner. Ticketmaster may pursue all avenues available, including promotion from within, employee referrals, outside advertising, employment agencies, internet recruiting, job fairs, college recruiting and search firms.

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** Pay is based on a number of factors including market location, qualifications, skills, and experience.